Matthew 13:24–46

²⁴Another ^cparable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: ²⁵but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. ²⁶But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. ²⁷So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? ²⁸He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? ²⁹But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. ³⁰Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but ^dgather the wheat into my barn.

³¹Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ^eThe kingdom of heaven is like unto ^fa grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: ³²which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, ^ffit is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that ^gthe birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

³³Another parable spake he unto them; ^hThe kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in ⁱthree measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ^34kAll these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: ³⁵that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, ^lI will open my mouth in parables; ^mI will utter things which have been kept secret ⁿfrom the foundation of the world.

³⁶Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into ^othe house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us ^pthe parable of the tares of the field. ³⁷He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; ³⁸the field is ^qthe world; the good seed are ^rthe children of the kingdom; but the tares are ^sthe children of ^tthe wicked one; ³⁹the enemy that sowed them is the devil; ^uthe harvest is ^xthe end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰As therefore the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in ^xthe end of this world. ^41xxThe Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; ⁴²and shall ^ycast them into ^yya furnace of fire: ^zthere shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³Then shall ^athe righteous shine forth as the sun in ^bthe kingdom of their Father. ^cWho hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴⁴Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto ^dtreasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and ^eselleth all that he hath, and ^fbuyeth that field.

⁴⁵Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: ⁴⁶who, when he had found one ^gpearl of great price, went and ^esold all that he had, and ^fbought it.